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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Victory for the Bell Teiphone.

BosToN. Sept. 26.
A decision was rendered on Monday, by
Judge Colt Of the United States Circuit
Court. in the case of the United States IS.
the American Bell Telephone Company. ar
gued in the United States Circuit Court last
spring. The bill claimed that Bell was not
the first inventor of the speaking telephone,
and the patent was obtained by frsud. The
court decided that the government, in the
absence of express statue, has no power to
bring bill in equity to cancel patent, and
therefore sustained the demurrer and dis
missed the bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Indian A fairs.


WAsHISGToS, Sept. 26.
The war department is informed that an
Indian trader has been shot at San Carlos
reservation by an Indian scout who was be-
ing pursued. The latter was also shot and
both are dying. The trouble is similar to
that at the reservation last summer, being
caused by the attempts of the State civil au-
thorities to enforce the civil processes on
the Indians. 1t is believed here that any at
tempt to arrest the Indians would result in a
general stampede.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
NATIONAL LEAGuE.

At Detroit-Detroit Z, Indianapolis =
Base hits. Detroirs IA, Indianapolis 9. Err
rors, Detroit l, Indianapolis l. Earned runs.
Detroit !, Indianapolis /. Batteries, Get
zein and Gsnzell for Detroit, Shreve and
Arundel for indianapolis.
At New York-New York s. Boston ?.
Base hits, New York 10, Boston 5. Errors,
New York ?, Boston I. Earned runs, New
York 4, Boston l. Batteries, Keefe and
Murphy for New York; Madden and Kelly
for Boston.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S, WASH
ington 3. Base hits, Philadelphia Il, Wash
ington Is. Errors, Philadelphia 5, WASH
ington 4, Earned runs, Philadelphia 6,
Washington 3. Batteries, Buffint)n and
Clements for Philadelphia; Gilmore and
Mack for Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Frightened TO Death.

New YORK, Sept. 26
Miss Mary Cassidy of New York came to
New Haven today to visit friends. When
attempting to take the train for home she be-
came confused and boarded train going in
the opposite direction. When she discovered
her error she was much excited and while
explaining her mistake t1 the conductor, fell
forward and expired in his arms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Pensions Granted.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26

WASHINGTON, Sept. &c.
The following Maine pensions were grant
ed today;
S. Dennis Mahonney, original, Togus.
Benz w Mitchell, original, Oldtown.
Flbridge G. Savage, Scion, increase.
Benjamin NJ. Winck, reissue, Portland.
William P Hawes, reissue, Simpsons
Corner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Dangerous Drug Clerk.

HAMILTON, o., Sept. &c.
Two daughters of William Nicholson Of
Mill Grove, Ont, aged twelve and eight re-
spectvely, died Monday morning from the
effects of dose of morphine administered
by mistake for quinine.
1t is learned that Mrs. Rymal of Millgrove,
who died last night, is another victim of the
blunderiug drug clerk who supplied the NOR
phne which killed the Nicholson girls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Death at Ellsworth.
ELLsw Sept.

ELLsw ORTIZ, Sept. 26.
Joseph F. Smith, one of the leading lum-
bermen and manufacturers Of Ellsworth died
very suddenly Monday morning, of heart dis
ease. Mr., Smith was an highly esteemed
citizen, aged 50 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Dealing with the Law.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.
Attorney Nelson OF Sharp's counsel, said
this afternoon that application for stas
would be made to the court of last resort.
Sharp did not hear of the adverse decision
until Lawyer Stickney called at 80 P. NJ.
The news affected him but little. Mrs. Sharp
was much overcome. There is no apparent
change in his condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Burning Ties cause the Wreck of Train

OTTAWA, Sept &c
The express which left Ottawa this after
noon for Montreal, on the Canada, Atlantic
railroad was wrecked three miles below
Eastmans Springs. The cause was the expsn-
sion of the rails from the burning ties. The
engineer perceived the danger and slowed up.
The cars simply tore up the track and stuck
in the ground. None of the passengers were
injured. The cars caught fire and were
burned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
The Work of Burglars.
ROCkLAND. Sept. 26.

RoCKLAND, Sept. 26.
Burglars entered the store of r. W Mes
ser, early yesterday morning, and attempted
mer, but failed. They succeeded in running
the safe, however, and stole a quantity of
goods from the store
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Fires IN Somerset County.
SKowHEGAN, Sept. :

SKowHEGAN, Sept. 26.
Two large barns and carriage house in
Cornville, owned by John Wiley, burned
Sunday afternoon. Loss Sl4O0; insurance
$500.
The river drivers cork factory OF NJ. S.
Messer, was burned at East Madison, Satur-
day afternoon; loss, $1,000; no insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
The following is the standing of the Ma.
tional League:
Notes..

The Chicago-Pittsburg game was post
poned on account of rain.
The Lowells easily defeated the Cuban
Giants yesterday, apparently making no ex-
ertion. The visitors were unable TO bat
Burns to any effect. The score was, Low
ellis l3, Cuban Giants 4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
su,,ide of a Biddeford Man.

PROVIDENCE, r. L, Sept 26.
Geo. A. Rounds OF Biddeford, Maine, who
with his wife had been visiting his sister in
Statewide. r. l., since Wednesday, drowned
himself in small stream there, sometime
Saturday night. He had been sick and de-
spondent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Murdered in California.

SAN Francisco, Sept. %.
At Indian Valley. about two hundred miles
south of this city, John McArdle and J. C.
Reardon were killed by Newton Azebell'
who surrendered himself. dispute over q
land clsim was the cause Of the murder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27

War Department,
ofice of the Chief Signal Ofacer.
"asFlinzton. D. c., Sept. 27.--l A. n.
For New England: Warmer; fair Tuesday,
followed Wednesday by rain; light to fr, sh
winds, shifting to easterly, increasing in
force.
Eastern New York: Warmer; threatening
Light to fresh easterly winds, increasing in
force rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Austrian Field Marshal Suspended.

VIENNA, Sept. 26.
Field Marshal Archduke John has been
suspended from the Army. No reason is
given. The suspension has caused great
surprise. The Archduke was considered one
of the ablest generals in the army.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Bound for Pensacola.

THoMAsToN, Sept. 26.
The new schooner Phineas w. Sprague of
Strong, sailed for Boston today to load with
q cargo of guano for Pensacola.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
The Alesia's Passengers.

NEW YORK, Sept. %.
Antonio Savino, aged SO, was today taken
from Hoffman Island hospital OF observation
to Swinburne island. suffering from cholera.
All the other immigrants are on Hoffman
island, well and comfortable. Celestine
Vento and Valentino Menavelli continue very
i'll with but little hopes of recovery The
other patients are as well as can be expec-
ted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
A Postoffice BuIslarIZed.

KENNEBUNKPoRT, Sept. 26.
The postoffice at Kennebunkport was bur-
glarized early Monday morning, the safe
being blown open and thirty dollars stolen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27

CHICAGO, Sept. &c.
Tom Duffy of Ohio and Billy Watson of
this city fought "A hard rounds, Sunday, near
Mankakee. The battle was bloody one
and draw, both men presenting terribly
battered appearance at its close.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Mortgage Filed.

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept 26.
A mortgage OF $4,000, 600 against the
Central railroad company of New Jersey and
in favor of the Central Trust company Of
New York, was filed today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Cholera Report.

ROME, Sept. 26.
In Messina during the last "a hours, there
were 40 new cases of cholera and SO deaths
Catania, six cases and six deaths; Palermo,
eight cases and three deaths.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
New York Money market.

NEw YORK, Sept. 20
Money on call ranging from TO s.
Prime mercantile paper at 7as per cent Sterling
TO ! per cent. per diem and interest,
Exchange continues dull and steady at T. sog al s4I,
Government bonds dul and steady. Railroad bonds
dull.
The following are the closing quotations OF &C.
curites:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
MARKET REPORTS.
Chicago Produce Market.

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.
FLoUR-fair.
WHEAT-dull; No. Chicago Spring, e9ia7o
CORN at 401.
OATs-at 25
RYE-quiet; Hi.
BARLEY-drm 81.
PORK at Is 90 q Is Is.
LARD at 8 IS q 40.
BULK MKAr-ShouldeFs, s 90; Short Pib,z 81
9hert clear, rs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
BASE BALL.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE,

The following is the standing of the New
England League clubs up to date:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
Hot Water Heating.

cns warm your dwellings by this system. using the
WvuItaney Hot Water Heater 1t gives a steady and
ppnlorn prn heat and maintains a healthy atmosphere
eriecty safe cannot explode requires less care and
aiactured by the
6URNEY HOT WATER HEATER CO.,
'ohn A. Fish, Managing Director, 2S7 Franklin
St.. Boston, Mass.
morks at East Boston. Send for descriptive cata
Inc trade can furnish estimates to cost Of
A'uAg same. If not, send to us. jy7eodSm
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EH Yrs.A A~s Ass
DI lELE naf
WEATHER. REPt}a2
War Department

Indications tor the se,, - f4o,u..
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
.CouGHLIN ARRESTED.
A TArantnln Duel.

A dispatch from Toledo, o., says: " Par
ticuars of a strange duel have just leak
ed out here through the arrival from
Mexico of W. C. MARITIME, wealthy coffee
merchant. He says the participants In
the duel .were Senior Victoria, mining
Spectator, and Senior Pedraza, an extern
sive ship owner. 1t took place at Tam
pico, Mexico, and ne gives the following
account of the affair, his information
coming through letters from A. A. Ter
renee, a coffee buyer at Tampico: SEN
or Victoria and Senior Pedraza few
weeks ago met at a ball given atTampico
bv one of the chief ladies of the Spanish
society. The gentlemen while heated
with wine, quarreled in the presence of
the lady, whom both admired. Senior
Victoria challenged Senior Pedraza, who
accepted the challenge, and stipulated that
the duel must take place in dark room.
As Pedraza had the choice of weapons
ne demanded that Victoria meet him in a
room where should be placed hundred
tarantulss of the most poisonous kind
and that each should devote his energies
10 killing tarsntulas instead of fighting
his opponent, and neither must leave the
room until all the poisonous spiders
we're killed.
Pedraza, il is thought, expect d that
Victoria would never except the weapons
hut Victoria did not back down, and the
duel took place. It wss fought. in a room
as dark as dungeon. There was no sec
onds, and no one az Tampieo suspected
she truth. When the doors were broken
open both men were found on the floor
dead, surrounded by the horrible spiders
some dead and some still alive. In spite
of the efforts of friends to hush il up
the truth leaked out An investigation
was promised but friends interfered, and
nothing was done about the duel
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
CRIME.

A BuRGLAn entered the house of George
l.. Pettenger, of Centralia, H., Wednes-
day morning, and had secured some
pieces of jewelry when the family awoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Petteuger attacked him with
pokers and he had just time to escape
with his life
SHERIFF LYNcH, of Alpena, who was
shot by one of the Cleveland fur-robbers
while arresting them few days, ago, died
of his injuries at Detroit yesterday. lie
was the second officer killed by this gang
while resisting arrest. Three Of the
robbers, Morgan. Coughlau and Harring
ton, are in jail al Cleveland.
An attempt WAS make to wreck pas
senger train on tho Burlington and Mis-
souri, railroad by firing tresue bridge
ten miles from Nebraska City Friday
night. The train was light one, how
ever, and got over the burning structure
in safety.
GsoHen KEARSs, of Mckeesport, ana
George Mace, Of Torrens, Pa fought a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
A STRANGE REQUEST.


4 Fortune Left to heGerman Government by
Frenchman.
French landowner died the other day,
leaving the whole of his estate to the Ger
mau government for the purpose of found
ing German settlement. The Paris Ger
respondent of The Daily News thus ex-
plains how this bequest came to be made.
NJ Bareiller, ex mayor of Boissise-le- Roi,
country town situated in the Seine-et-
Marine, not far from Paris, was sentenced
to a years imprisonment in 1856 for hav
ing fired at and wounded a workman who
pressed him for payment of debt of 10
shillings. Mr.. Bareiller, who was natur-
ally of an ungoverable temper, was driven
mad with anger by his sentence. During
his detention this sense of bitterness grew
deeper ON account of his impotence to
give vent to it, added to the hardships of
prison life. His constitution became
shattered, and the disappointment of not
receiving a pardon on the 14th of July
wrought an alarming change in his con
dition. From that day ne could eat no
food, and on the goth inst. he died at the
Melun hospital, where he had been taken
some hours previously. This Inflated
man was a landowner of good means be-
ing worth about ga 900. He was a cul-
tured and gifted scholar, and would have
been an instructive conyersatIOnalist but
for his many oddities and croehets.
Shortly before his trial he had offered as
free gift to the department of Seine-et-
Marine his property at Boissise, on condit-
ion that 1T was made farming settlement:
but as he stipulated that he should man
age the estate during hIs lifetime, his Of
fer was rejected because it was feared his
ungoyernable temper might eventually
bring trouble on the department. How
ever he still chung to his idea, and made a
willin 1885, opened after his death, where
by he bequeathed the land to the state
for the same object. During his impris-
onment he conceived an adherence of
his country on account of his countrymen,
and he declared that he would spare no
opportunity of revenging himself for all
the infamy cast upon him by the French
judges. He drew up two wills at different
periods by which he left his property of
Boissise to Germany, represented by the
crown prince, with the object of estab-
fishing there settlement of young Ger
mans.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
GENERAL NOTES.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers is holding its annual convention
at Atlanta, Georgia, with large attend
ance.
A RICH discovery of lead has been made
near Sands, a village on the Chicago d.
Northwestern railway, 20 miles from Ne
gaunee, Mich.
The Rock Island d. Illinos Central rail
road companies are negotiating for the
purchase of the Minnesota Northwest
ern railroad.
THE Scotch yacht Thistle for whose
safety fears have been expressed, was
sighted at sea on the 9th inst. by the
steamship Annie, which has just arrived
at Queenstown from Baltimore. The
Thistle was proceeding under full sail
and signaled GAN well on board.
FoUB British sealers were seized by the
American cruisers in the Behring Sea.
They were well -loaded with skins, which,
with the craft, were turned over to the
United States Marshal at Sitka.
l.. HIRsoH d. Bro, importers of yeneers,
at New York and Chicago, failed Tuesday,
The liabilities are placed at $l00,000; as
sets unknown. The failure was caused by
shrinkage in values, bad debts, dry rot,
etc,
THE excitement on the Colorado front
Ter over the movements of,Colorow's band
of Utes continues. 1t ia reported at Raw
Inns that $50 of them are fighting fifteen
miles from Meeher. The settlers with
their families are focking into that town,
and the country is said to be "all on fire"
between the White and the Bear rivers.
TEN thousand tons of sugar from Ha-
vail have been shipped from San Fran
cisco to New York via Cape Horn. This
is an innovation destined to have i'm ort-
ant effects upon the sugar trade, as the
sugar will be laid down at New York free
of duty under the reciprocity treaty with
Hawaii.
THE capital of the Phenix Fire Insur
ance company of Brooklyn, has been i'm
paired to the extent of S436,562. The
New York insurance superintendent has
ordered the company TO make up the de-
felt by an assessment on the stockhold-
ers, or to reduce the capital TO 100000,
in accordance with the requirements of
the statute. The former Alternative will
probably be adopted.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The venerable OK Governor LIKE Black
burn, of Kentucky, is dying at his home
in Frankfort.
The side-wheel steamer City of Ash
land, Captain Doherty, was burned to the
waters edge, Monday, while six miles
from AshlaEd, Wis. One sailor was
drowned.
THE Touring mill of Dircks j. Co., Of
Harmar, Ohio, was burned Wednesday
morning; loss, $4,000. The Cincinneti,
Washington and Baltimore Railroad
bridge near by was damaged to some
extent.
THE through express, which left Chicago
at 3:15 Wednesday afternoon on the Pitts
burg, TT. Wayne aud Chicago Road, was
wrecked at Bayard, Ohio early Thursday
morning by TIE spreading of the rails.
One man was killed, and several were in
jured.
THE inquest on the bodies of the vic
Tins of the wreck Mt Chatsworth, H., Aug.
10, was concluded Thursday, the coronor's
jury holding Timothy Coughlin, section
boss, to the grand jury. The company
is not mentioned in the verdict and the
coed men and true thought "the bridge
was fired from fires left burning"
THE st Louis and Cincinnati limited
express train on the Baltimore and Ohio
Road got beyond the control of the engi-
neer and brakemen as it was entering
Washington Wednesday morning, and
Jumping the track, crashed through a
brick building. The engineer WAS killed
and several passengers fatally injured.
THE body of John J. Reilly, foreman
in the scratch shop of Rathbone, Sard &
Cos stove foundry, Albany, y. Y, was
found Monday, in an even for baking
ladies' He had been nissing since Satur.
day, and had been baked forty hours.
TWENTY THREE persons living in the
Seventeenth ward of Pittsburgh have been
poisoned by eating custard cake, pur.
chased Of local baker II is believed
all will recover, Tne deadly ingredient
in the cake is supposed to have been yell
low chrome
1HE number killed in the Chatsworth
disaster, OF who have since died is now
officially" stated at 76. The seriously
wounded numbered 129 and the slightly
injured 100, making grand total of 255
\ killed and injured. Several of the vic.
/ survive their wounds The unknown
dead are still held at Peoria for identi-
/ fcation. Only one witness, whose testi-
mony was unimportant, was examined by
the coroner's jury Saturday. The inquest
will not be resumed until Tuesday,
Tur fire losses in the United States
during the first seven months Of 1887 are
computed at S67, ops 100, An analysis of
the statistics shows that incendiaiism is
responsible for a larger percentage of
fires than any other known cause. Defec-
tive hues come next, which speaks very
badly for American reoklessness in the
construction of buildings. The ratio of
insurance loss to the aggregate loss from
fife during the past ten years averaged 90
per cent. Notwithstanding the prevail
ing opinion to the contrary, it does not
appear that fire waste is increasing more
rapidly in proportion than the value of
destructible property in the country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25

of the useful inventions that are known
in more civilized countries, but in this he
is opposed by his ministers. he has
been struck by the extraordinary pro-
gress of the United States in wealth and
population in 20 short time, and wishes
to i'm prove the material interests of Turk
ey by building railroads and making other
internal improvements. At present there
are not 500 miles of railroads in the
whole of Turkey. He is contem plating a
line firm Constantinople to the Persian
Gulf in order to bring to Constantinople
the richproducts of the valleys of the Tigrls
and Euphrates, as well SIS the valuable
commerce of the East Indies, thus making
his capital the great distributing center
of Europe ond Asia, and raising the city
to the position which its unrivaled situa-
ton gives it on the map of the werld--
the mistress of the East. Abdul Hammid
lives in Oriental seclusion. He is an in
verarate smoker, and shows his European
taste by smoking cigarettes instead of
Turkish pipes, His palace surpasses in
beauty and magnificence the rich dis
criptioms in the "Asabian Nights
Passing through marvelously beautiful
gate of green and gold, halls, chambers
and apartments succeed one another each
and all displaying an airy grace and un
dIeamed of splendor. The Hall of Jewels
contains dazzleing collection of rubies,
eapphires, emeralds ard other precious
stones, heaped in large basins, while
diamonds of great size and pearls of
rare loneliness are as plenty as green peas
in June While the Sultan lives in all the
magnifcence of Eastern luxury, the
people are wretchedly poor. Beggars in
vest the streets of Constantinople by day
and thieves by night, and, as the city is
miserably lighted, and the police very in
different, the robbers have every opper-
tunity to ply their vocation with success
and impunity. The salary of the police
is nominally So month; but, as even
this smIll amount is seldom paid, they
divide the plumber with the thieves. The
immense army of cooks, attendante and
others required to keep up the Sultan's
large household is q constant drain upon
the people. Abdul Hammid's personal
expences are 100000 francs ($l2,O00,000
year. His favorite attendent, Kishlar
Agra the Black Eunuch, receives 100000
francs as his salary, with many rich per-
quisites. He bears the high-sounding
title of Gardian de la Porte de la Felicite.